Harlow Council election, 2008
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Elections to Harlow
Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative
party gained overall control of the council from no overall control
. Overall turnout was 33.80%.
The Conservative party took eight of the ten seats contested including four gains. The Labour party lost all of the seats they had held while the Liberal Democrats won two seats.
The election in Harlow Common ward
was delayed until 12 June 2008.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
party gained overall control of the council from no overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
. Overall turnout was 33.80%.
The Conservative party took eight of the ten seats contested including four gains. The Labour party lost all of the seats they had held while the Liberal Democrats won two seats.
The election in Harlow Common ward
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
was delayed until 12 June 2008.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
18 - Liberal Democrat 8
- LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
6 - Vacant 1